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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
His Head Cut Off.

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 23.-George Da-
Wis, well known farmer who owns a large
tract about four miles from West Nanticoke.
lost his life in very singular manner ON
Tuesday night He drove to Nanticoke in
the afternoon with lumber wagon and
double team and started back with his load
about dark At midnight his wife was
aroused by hearing the wagon coming in
front of the house. She waited, but her huS-
band did not come in. Finally she got up,
took lantern and went out She found the
wagon standing in front OF the door and ly-
ing on the lumber was the headless body of
her husband He had evidently fallen
asleep and lay down on the lumber with his
head over the side. The horses had turne,l
to one side bringing the wheel in contact
with Davis head and neck, completely sew
erng the head from the body The horrible
sight sent the poor wife into commissions.
Her children came out ami gave the alarm.
Some neighbors, realizing what bad happen
ed. started back along the road and found
the mutilated head abou. two miles from the
bptls,.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Startled the Conference

LOUISVILLE, September 22-The Kentucky
Conference of the African Methodist Fpisco-
pal Church convened here yesterday
The venerable Bishop Miles called the
meeting 10 order. and before proceeding TO
business startled the conference by saying.
have received complaints against many
of you preachers who do not pay your debts.
You are liable to be arrested, and fear
shall have to call private session to consid-
er the matter. If Won do not receive enough
money you had better quit and go To work
at something where you can make more
money You need not say word know
you, and I'll just give you until next Friday
to square up with your creditors. ! do not
want TO expose you but if You do not come
up and do right the public viii know it and
you will be left without an other appoint
ment.
The Bishop refused to say anymore, but
his remarks made the ministers very silent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Seven Men Lashed.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2o.--'rhe Regulators
who inftst Harrison and nellgboring coun-
ties in Southern Indiana and are known as
the White Gaps, from their wearing white
masks, are again very active. Northeast of
Corydon. the county seat of Harrison. they
they whipped seven men soundly with hick-
ories last Saturday night. The neighbors of
John W. Wright, one of the men whipped,
say they counted the strokes a half a mile
away as they fell upon his bare baek, and
his groals and cries were loud and long
Dink Allen and a Mr.. Emily were Others
who Were whipped. ouebbermann, q large
German, was Iashed for mistreatment of his
family. His wife forgetting her wrongs
undertook to tear the mask from one of the
Regulators and got few good lashes herself
There were about seventy Regulators in the
band
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Daring JAIN Mutiny.


PARKrnsnuRe. W. Va, Sept. q. Wednes
day night, as Turnkey Ferguson. at the
Wayne county Jail. went to lock up the Pris-
oners, three brothers named Brenners, under
the Indictment of murder, STACKED him.
The first one knocked him down When he
attempted 10 get mp he was feIled with bed
stat by the second This stunned him 81
tllaa before be recovered the Brenners, Viii
burn Rose and Dick Dickerson made their
escape. Recovering Consciousness, Ferguson
started after them and. firing, struck Dick-
erson in the back, wounding him badly. He
was taken back to Jail. but the other four
escaped. At once Sheriff Bowman and 4
posse of 40 men started IN hot pursuit but
the flgitives managed to eyade them and
made good their escape.
Last night the posse returned, having nd
den 100 miles. To-day man from Kentucky
said one of them was seen the next morning
ut farm house 2s miles from the Wayne
county Jail. A reward of $3.50 each has been
offered for their capture.
A surprising incident in connection with
the affair was. the fact that when Jailer Fer
guson returned, though he had left all the
doors open, Wade Wiley, already sentenced
to the penitentiary. end Jack Dickcrson. un-
der indictment for outrage, were still there,
having not moved from their cells
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Mysterious Assassination Of Won
an in a West Virginia Town

WHEELING, W. Va, September 26--News
come- from Roneoverte. Greenbrier county.
of Il cold-blooded and unprovoked ass.l~si-
nation of a well-known lady of that place
the crime having been committed about mid
night Friday.
The murdered woman was Mrs Louise
Eldridse the wife of John Eldridge. prom
inent citizen and keeper of restaurant in fliat
town. Mrs. Eldride had been assisting her
husband during the evening and at midnight
as he was about to close up, she stepped 10
the door attracted by noise in the street
No sooner hal she done 80 than the crack Of
rifle was heard and the woman fell 10 the
floor with scream and at Once expired.
h An examination showed that he she had
been shot through the heart, the bali pass
ing entirely through her body
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

IT being practically settled that Clese-
land viii be their next Presidential can
tlidate. the organs Of the Democracy and
Of the Mugwumps are devoting them
selves 10 speculation about the Repubil-
can ticket. They should loose no sleep
over this matter. The Republicans have
half a dozem good candidates. They
will nominate the best man. and, when
ready, will go in TO win Unlike our
friends the enemy, they are not reduced
Ia a single choice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

HERE. in brief, Is an account Of the sew
en- Anarchists who are TO be hanged In
Illinois: August Spies came to America
from Germany six years ago. He Is thir-
ty-three years ola, Is gentle in manners,
and is prone to faint at the sight of blood
Michael schwah, on the contrary, Is fero-
cious and filthy. Samuel Fielden is ma
tive American, forty-six years old, and
quit carpentry to 90 wrong. Editor A. b.
Parsons is a forty-five-year-old Yankee
zealot Louis Lingg is little more than a
lad-three and twen,y. Anarchs st Fis-
cher and Anarchist Engle are middle
aged men of German birth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Stolen Money Ret urned to a Wound
ed Confederate Soldier.

ATLANTA. Ga, Sept. 26.-Tax Collector
Robsoa, who halls from back county. was
arrested here to-day forlthe alleged embezzle-
ment Of 5000. The story OF his troubles. as
told by the accused, makes a romance ofthe
shortage Mr.. Robson lost his leg during
the war The safe Of his Office was robbed
few weeks ago, just after tramp had been
seen lettering about the place When Rob
son found that money was gone he SAYS his
first idea xas to cover up the shortage, but
he was on the point OF fleeing when an ex-
press package came to him containing the
money stolen and letter
In the letter the writer acknowledged that
his pal stole the money and had just learned
that the collector was an ex-Coniederaie SOL
dier who had lost his leg in the battle in
which the writer was also wounded. He was
flush now he wrote, and for the memory of
that battle he returned the money. Mr.. Rob
son is in jail however.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
WIN Start One Week From Friday.

WASHINGTON Sept. 2l.-President and
Mrs. Cleveland will leave Washington next
week, Friday. for an absence of three
weeks in the west and south. They will
be accompanied by no officials. The othet
members of the party being the presidents
private secretary. Colonel Lamont, and two,
personal friends of the president, William s.
Bisseli, of Buffalo, his former law partner,
and DIR Joseph D. Bryant, of New York,
who was a member of hi military staff
while Governor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
The Virginia Situation.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-John ). Wise, Re
publican, of Virginia, says the Democrats in
his STATE are at skies and sevens, while the
Republicans move tremendously. He thinks
the chances excellent for the election of Il
Republican legislature, which will choose Il
successor 10 Riddleberger. The feeling in
regard to the State debt is much easier than
ever before. and will be so much suborlina-
ted 10 other questions by next year that he
thinks the Republicans will have more than
a fighting chance in the national election.
Ex-Congressman Phil Thompson of Ken
lucky, says that while the Democratic out
look in his State is cheerful. especially with
Cleveland a. the nominee Virginia may be
classed as a doubtful State ON account of the
increase of the floating population. Money,
he says, can make Ethiopians jump either
or both ways
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

THr good people of Huntingdon had
high old time last week celebrating the
centennial of their county's organization.
The ruling sentiment Of the occasion was
'' let joy be nnrestatined." Addresses
were made by Governor Beaver, J. Simp-
son Africa and other distinguished gem
fleinen. The multitude was many, and
three DAYS were devoted TO par.ies and
feStivity
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Natural Gas Struck at Conneaut-
vile, Crawfard County.

MEANWHILE, Pa, Sept pa powerful
flow of natural gas was struck in test we'll
at Conneautviile, fifteen miles from this
city to-day. The separate veins were struck
at 3Os, $50 and 800 feet respectively, the lat
ter Of Tremendous power and estimated TO be
of sufficient power to supply the cities Of
Meadville and Erie The importance of the
strike may be understood when it is known
that nearly every family in this city depends
on natural gas as fuel. The well is on the
farm of w. w. Powers, the sheriff of this
county, and il Is within the borough Of Con-
MEANWHILE. This is the only gas well in
Crawford county and opens up new and i'm
portant territory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Married at a County Fair.

SCRANTON. Sept. 2i.-The chief features of
the Lackawanna county agricultural fair to-
day were baby show and public wedding
The baby show took place in the forenoon
and there were scores of applicants for the
honor OF taking first prize, which was award
ed for weight to baby Murton. who tipped
the scales at 32l pounds and Is only nine
months old. The wedding in the afternoon
attracted an immense throng Ira Rosen-
grant and Ruby Maylord were chosen out of
twenty applicants. The ceremony was per-
formed on the judges stand, which was pro-
fnsely decorated with flowers for the occs-
sion. When the ceremony was concluded
the venerable and handsome Colonel Ira
Trip stepped forward and kissed the bride.
The happy couple then drove off in car
riage and started on a wedding tour. They
were the recipients Of hundreds of presents
from business men
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
chatsworth Railroad Horror.

SPRISeFIELD, H., Sept. 2f-President f.
f. Leonard, the Toledo, Peoria and Western
Railroad has flied with the State Railroad
and Warehouse Commission and official
report of the Chatsworth accident. Tie
document says nothing Of the circumstances
under which the train was wrecked, nor
does it attempt to locate the responsibility
for the wreck. The report estimates from
the number Of tickets sold that there
were $40 persons on the train. Of whom
50 are now dead. The number injur-
cd IS given as l5l, ten of whom were em-
ployes of the road. Nine employees and l02
passengers have recovered from their injuries
and 80 ere still under the care of physicians
Three or four are not free from danger of
fatal results
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
A Brutal Assault.

sPRINGfIELD, Ill, September y 22-Captain
t. W. Kidd, editor and proprietor. of the
Daily Monitor, was assaulted Yesterday in a
barber shop by John F. Bre,z, City Superin-
tendent of Streets and brutally beaten
Captain Kidd being without spectacle. did
not know who his assailant was. After
knocking him down. Bretz stamped and
kicked the editor, while unconscious. until
spectators interfered.
No explanation of the affray was offered,
but it is supposed Bretz was ipeensed by an
editorial attack upon the practice of employ
ing teams belonging 10 city officials for city
in an uncomplimentary way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

TUE experiments of the Department OF
Agriculture in making sugar from the
sorghum cane at the experiment station
at Fort Scott have been very succe ssful,
according to the report of Commissioner
Colman. BY the new process used, all
the saccharine matter is saved, and the re-
suit is a yield 80 or 40 per cent greater
than was to be had by the old process
II is estimated that by this process 100
pounds Of crystallized sugar can be made
from one ton Of cane; or about L,0O0
pounds Of sugarto the acre of cane. Sim
liar experiments in New Jersey, where
the soil is richer, have been even more
successfal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Wrecked by Cattle.

AITooNA, september 22.-Aboat ? O'Clock
!his aFernd"n the local accommodation oiI
the HoIliiaysbufs Banr.r mel wiih an .,g,5
dent near Cressweil si,lin-. Eve miles ,u.i;ii
Of Altoona, two coN, aiten, stag To rr,sss The
track in iroah Of the engine Th,T we're
struck and instantly killed. while the engine
aud several ears were tiirpNa over rhc en-
l.lnkni and Engineer HOw4fi Thomas
was instantly killed, being struck on the
Charles w. Terry. was painfully but not seri-
ously hurt. Thomas was aged about thirty
years, married, and leaves wife and four
small children. Terry was brought TO this
city and taken to the hospital
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Curious Double EIopement.

MERRILL, WIS, September "A double
elopement took place yesterday which was u
comedy of errors. Chris Thorsen, being for
hidden to court Clara. the II year-old ,iaugii-
ter of John Sweeney, persuaded her To elope
with him. Peter Hellbaek, persuaded Rosa
pedition. When missed the parents OF the
girls telegraphed TO Junction City to stop
them, and the police at that place arrested
four innocent parties from this place and
Three OF the real elopers were caught AT Ia
mah, but Hellbaek deserted his intended
bride at Centraia and disappeared
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

All the arrangements have been made
for President Cleveland's three weeks
s.rinv around the circle which viii be-
gin on Friday next A regular program
has been published and the public out
west and down south, mas been gwen
ample notice 70 prepare for the show
We hope the President win have good
time, but we can't help recalling the
howl we heard from the Democratic pa
pers a few wears since, when President $
Grant or Arthur took few days relaxa-
ton away from the capital:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

THE nomination of Col Fred. u. Grant
bv the Republicans Of New York, as
their candidate for Secretary Of State has
thoroughly united the party, and judging
from the way the Democratic organs
have opened up their mud batteries on
him, has badly frightened the opposition.
Col Grant Is not politician, but he is a
man Of brains. and as citizen no word
of reproach can be uttered against him.
Moreover, a lev months ago Governor
Hill on nominating him 10 the Senate fer
position endorsed him as AIN honest.
competent, deserving man. possessing the
confidence Of the people without distinc-
tion Of party" OF course the whole pow
er Of the administration will be used to
secure his defeat, because il would be
wen nigh fatal to the Presidents chances
for q denomination tolose his own State,
ahc because as the son Of the old Com
rnander" he eininentiy represents the
party Of the Union and tie mes who pre-
served ii. The nomination is strong
one, it has united the patty in New York
it has not been united ios years, and
il has given 10 the canvass a National in
terest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Terrible Fate of Planters Child.

MExPHIs. Tenn. September 23.-A little
son Of Leander Hill, living near covington,
Tenn. went 10 his fathers gin Wednesday.
and seeing the cotton press half fun of fieecy.
staple, the child lay down and xent to sleep.
Later the negroes filed the press with lint to
complete the bale. The terrific pressure of
the following block was brought down, and
when the bale was rolied'up from the press,
bound with iron ties. the blood of the boy
oozed slowly through the fibre. The bale
was at once opened and the body of the child
found crushed to jelly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
cLEvELAnp-roRAKsR.
The Statement of Staff Officer of
the Governor of Ohio


SrRIseFiaLn o. Sept. % In an interview
this eycti,ig Siiha representative of the As
soeiatei Pr,ss Genersll A. 5. Bushnell. q
nemi,er Of Governor Forakers staiH. a,ither-
ixei the following statement soncernng
Mr.. Cleveland reception of Governor and
Mrs. Foraker al The Academy In Philasiei-
pbia hast Friday evening
Preceded by Governor Beaver, OF Pennsyl-
vania. and bis staff, Governor and Mrs- For
aker and our party advanced 10 be received.
Governor Beaver and party were warmly
gnreted by both the President aud Mrs Cieye-
land, who shook hands with them cordially
President Cleveland then shook hands with
Governor Foraker but his flee was as ex-
pressionless as that of i sphinx The Gov
ernor presented Mrs Foraker and the Prtsi-
dent siioos hands with her Gov. Foraker
was llicn introduced to Mrs Cleveland aud
extended his hand to her. Size paid no at
telltion 90 his protterei hand but taking a
half step backward aud folding her hands,
She stared straight at him without a sign of
recognition. Apparently giving no heed to
tiiis direct cut, the Goyernor presented Mrs
Foraker. Mrs. Cleveland slili stood with
folded hands. declining Mrs. Foraker ex-
tended hand aud acknowledging her presence
only by freezing inclination of her head.
General AxIine and his wife were
presented TO the the Presiden and Mrs.
Cleveland and both shook hands with
them, and Immediately afterwards Mrs.
Bushnell and myself were introduced and
were received in the same cordial manner.
The cut of Governor and Mrs. Foraker was
made more direct by our reception than it
would have been had Mrs. Cleveland not
shaken hands with the remainder Of the
Ohio party. 1t has been stated that Mrs.
Cleveland was not shaking hands with any
OF her guests, but that is great mistake for
she received both those who preceded and
those who followed Governor and Mrs. For
aker very cordially
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
westinghouse's Big Scheme.

PTTsBURGH,. Sept. 22.-George Westing-
house has bought $50 acres of land between
Brinton and Walls Stations. on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, paying therefor about ST.
100000. The owners Of neighboring proper
" have been told that il is Mr. Westing-
houses intention TO erect monster plate
glass works He has for some time express
ed desire to enter this business, and it is al
so his ambition to erect the largest steel rail
and general steel plant in the world, with a
capital of 100000.
1t is said that Superintendent Robert Pit
cairn. of the Pennsylvania Railroad has re-
signed To enter these schemes with Mr. West
inrhouse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Purses of Pranzini's Skin.

PARIS, September 222.-The story is confirm
ed that after the execution of the murderer
Pranzini certain police official obtained a
portion Of the murierer's skin from an at
tendant at the medical school and had II con-
verted into n couple OF purses. which he pre-
sented one each. 10 NM. Taylor and Gonon,
other police officials. a. souvenirs. The facts
leaked out. the latter delivered the purses to
the Procurator General, who dismissed all
oonceraed ia the matter
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

Ora Republican friends must not forget
that We have an exceedingly important
county ticket to elect this fall, and We
suggest that il is about time 70 commence
agitating the matter That the county
ticket will be elected admits Of no doubt,
but the majority for the state ticket viii
largely depend upon the vote brought
out in support Of the home team. This is
the last skirmish preparatory for the
great battle Of next year, and II behooves
the Republicans of Somerset county to be
all in line Little more than month
retnsdns3 sor work se~ to i. that the
time is improved.-Candidates and Com.
mitteemen 10 the front
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Walking on the Water.

Professor Alphonse King, the water walk
er, made test Of his aquacyele ON the Della
ware river on Friday by crossing the river to
Camden. He narrowly escaped being thrown
from his machine several times by the swells
OF passing vessels. and was almost run down
by ferry boats in passing through the cham
mel between Ridgway Park and Windmill
Island. He safely reached the Jersey shore
just nineteen minutes after leaving Walnut
street wharf Prof King claims that he has
solved the problem of both walking and rid
ing on the water.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
A Florida City's Tasty Invitation to
the President.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-0f the number
Of invitations to visit various cities and States
recently extended TO the president, prob
ably the most unique came from people of
Jacksonville. Fla. Some of the invitations
received by the president are incased in sill
yer and gold. embelished with engraving and
flagree work, and are of considerable in
trinsic value. but the one from Florida is
ineased between lids of curly pine" native
to that State The lids are held together 10y
hinges or back made ofallegator skin aud
are nine inches wide, fifteen in length
and three-eights of on inch thick. They
are highly polished, and on the outside
i painted a bunch of magnolias in full
bloom. The inclosure is five pages of bris-
tol board. upon which the invitation is writ
ten as well as the signatures of the commit
tee delegated to present it. And these pages
are uniquely ornamented with India ink
sketches on the border OF scenes and OF the
floral and other peculiarities OF the State.
There are pictures of the Cherekoo rose,
variety native only to Florida, of sand and
dunes surrounded with cabbage palmetto.
with sea oats, sea gnlls. cranes, alligators,
gray Spanish moss and sketches from nature
on the ST. Johns river. as well as ON the
shores Of the beautiful and romantic Lake
st George all blended in harmonious and
artistic aTaneemant. At the top of one of
the pages there is a finely drawn scene, or
pi,a4ire of genuine Florida " Cracker driv.
ing his team TO market through the pines
He has the regular backwoods cart, drawn
by a genuine Florida mule, which he be-
strides his long legs reaching nearly TO the
ground All in all, il is the most unique and
Characteristic or appropriate, as well as artis-
tic. invitation received by the president.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28

BRornER BrRcliARD Of Rum, Roman
ism and Rebellion memory, has reform
ed himself into supporter Of Cleveland
The New York Sas. says be viii change
the Rs. which will next year read Re
nomination. Reform and Rats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-28
Worse than Hanging.

CHICAGO. September 23.-A Wichita lk;m-
sasl special says j. A. Stewart, OF this city,
was yesterday sentenced TO seventeen years
and four months in the county jail. and to
pay fine of so, $50, with the costs of prose
eution, for the violation of the prohibition
law. He was clerk in The West-end Drug
store. and pleaded guilty to an indictment
containing 2,0S0 counts at the saline time as
lid Herman, the proprietor of the place.
The latter cannot be fonnd and it is thonght
that he has left the country. The pnnish-
ment imposed upon Stewart is the heaviest
ever given in the State for violation of the
liquor laws.